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Term: Arvig Media will be hosting a Directory Photo Contest through October 31st every year. By submitting an entry, each contestant agrees to the rules of the contest and states that he or she is 18 years old or older.

Who may enter: Anyone is eligible to participate as well as Arvig or Arvig affiliated employees, including Arvig Business, Arvig Media, Time Communications, FiberNet Monticello, All State Communications, North Star Fiber.

What to enter: Arvig Media is looking for photos of the following directories/locations:
Alexandria, MN
Austin/Albert Lea, MN
Bigfork/Grand Rapids, MN
Bismarck, ND
Cotton, MN
Crow River/Hutchinson, MN
Detroit Lakes, MN
Fargo, ND
Fergus Falls, MN
Grand Forks, ND
Grand Meadow, MN
Great Falls, MT
Hutchinson, MN
Iowa Heartland
La Grande, OR
Logan, UT
Mankato, MN
Melrose, MN
North Central Iowa
Northwest Iowa
Owatonna, MN
Pelican Rapids/Perham, MN
Red River, MN
Redwood Falls/Marshall, MN
Rivers & Bluffs, IA
Rochester, MN
Rogers, MN
Sioux City, IA
Sioux Falls, SD
Spencer Municipal Utilities
St. Cloud, MN
Tri-Cities, WA
Wahpeton, ND/Breckenridge, MN
Walker/Park Rapids, MN
Winona, MN

Photos should depict landscapes or landmarks showcasing the areas, activities relating to the areas, or people engaging in activities within the areas. For a photo in which a person is recognizable, you will need to provide a release from the subject or, in the case of a minor, the subject’s parent or guardian and provide it to Arvig Media.

To be eligible, a photographer must have taken the photo themselves. Photos that violate or infringe upon another person's rights, including but not limited to copyright, are not eligible. Cropped photos are eligible. We do not accept digitally or otherwise enhanced or altered photos.
Photos that contain sexually explicit, nude, obscene, violent or other objectionable or inappropriate content, as determined by Arvig Media in its sole discretion, are ineligible for this contest.

How to enter: Submit photographs and requested information online through our website
at https://arvigmedia.com/photos/. We do not accept photographs submitted through the mail. Digital photographs should be taken at the highest resolution possible. Finalists may be asked to submit an original, unedited digital file.
Mobile photographs are acceptable, but must be submitted at their highest resolution possible.
You retain your rights to your photograph; however, by entering the contest, you grant Arvig Media (and those authorized by Arvig Media) a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or later developed, for any Arvig Media purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising and promotion of the directory and its website, exhibition, and commercial products, including but not limited to Arvig Media publications. Any photograph reproduced will include a photographer credit as feasible. Arvig Media will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses.

Prizes: Winners will be contacted by Arvig Media via email before the relevant directory is published each year. $100.00 will be awarded for the photo chosen for each of the directory covers.

Conditions of Entry: The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. Arvig Media reserves the right to cancel the contest or modify these rules at its discretion. In the event of a dispute regarding the winners, Arvig Media reserves the right to award or not award the prizes in its sole discretion. Arvig Media reserves the right to disqualify any entrant whose entry or conduct appears in any way to: inhibit the enjoyment of others; tamper with the competition; violate these rules or other applicable law or regulation; infringe on the rights of third parties; or act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Decisions of Arvig Media are final and binding.